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is three miles from a freeway and three miles from BART, and there are no full services available here. Ms. Allen stated that what she loves about the idea is the multi-use community, the idea of some retail, of high density that has been approved at 159 units which is fair and appropriate; and if they want to do some low density or even more retail there, it would be great because the neighbors around could support that and would like to provide some input on the type of retail they want to see. She noted, however, that to go to doubling the density in that area when this area already has a high proportion, and the City already has more units than it needs today, does not seem appropriate. She requested that, if, for some reason, the Commission decides that it wants to go that way, another community meeting be called with the neighbors from this area because these sorts of numbers were not presented early on at any of the community meetings, and aside from herself and some others she knows from earlier meeting, no one knows that it is being considered now to add more units to this area that people have been very concerned about, and it just does not seem fair. She indicated that she would like to see a plan that supports the base plan that was proposed for the organization for this property, a plan that lays out what they can do with 159 units, because she thinks that there are great things that can be put together that they can make happen. Wesley Lum, stated that he is representing the residents of Pleasanton Gateway (Site 7) who would like to minimize the negative impacts of the development as much as possible. He indicated that many of the residents have gone through the anger and analysis process, and while not quite there yet, will end up with acceptance, a big step in right direction and being open to the number of units and changing the chemistry of the proposal. He pointed out that most of the residents in the area are owners of high value properties with an average property price of $1 million, and they were quite discouraged initially that decisions were being made without much input from the community; however, they are now encouraged that their input has been listened to and carefully evaluated. He added that he believes they are an established community; the site went up in 2003 and has developed into a beautiful model of a gateway subdivision, how a Pleasanton development should go, and he would hate to see it spoiled by improper planning or flaws with traffic, safety, and schools. Mr. Lum stated that in moving forward, his community is prepared to do whatever they need to do as a community to protect their families and children. He indicated that if traffic studies do not prove out to be what they are, they are prepared to hire safety guards, have check points at the two ingress/egress points of their community if people are speeding through their community and threatening the safety of their children. He added that through a win/win situation that does not negatively impact the quality of life within Site 7. He noted that reducing the number of units is a great step in giving them that comfort level and makes it easier to minimize the negative impacts to their community. He acknowledged the hard work of the Commission and staff, noting that this is not an easy task and that in an ideal environmental at least one year would be needed to do this planning properly. He PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 22, 2011 Page 19 of 33